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Hickory

nc · metro 370k

photo: Mark Stebnicki / pexels

a dispatch from

hickory

NC

35.73°N

81.34°W

Hickory is North Carolina's furniture capital, with the Hickory Furniture Mart and the surrounding factories shaping the local economy. The downtown has come back nicely with breweries and a walkable feel. The Blue Ridge foothills start just outside town. Lake Hickory is right there for boating. Cheaper than the bigger NC cities, with mountain access an hour away.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$19

more each month than Huntsville ran you

Barely costlier than Huntsville. If Hickory pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

4% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$42/mo less in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$19 less than Huntsville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$268k

15% cheaper than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

370k

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Huntsville only logs 177 pleasant days.

Huntsville hosts 1.7× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

10% higher than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.

·walk score®

70/100

0% lower than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

04 · see also

cities that play in hickory's register:

see also

spartanburg

more flight options

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see also

roanoke

better park access

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see also

lancaster

$37/mo cheaper

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compare hickory with:

SpartanburgRoanokeLancaster